Origins of the Parrish surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 47North West 43Isle of ManYorkshire 231East Midlands 219West Midlands 168East 318London 558South East 181South West 98South Wales 27Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Parrishs lived in london

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    2,500 Parrish Travel & migration records
    15,000 Parrishs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Parrish

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    Common jobs for Parrishs

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Parrishs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    67

    General Servant Domestic

    48

    Domestic Servant

    38

    General Servant

    23

    Laundress

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Parrishs in 1921

    Farm Hands

    157

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    125

    General Farmers

    92

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Farm Labourer

    56

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